The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-06
CLEVELAND is THE MAY
FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
In 1883.
Gov. Hill, OF New York, Is Not Well
Enough Known West TO be
Consider cd.


the President impressed me? Its
question east y answered. l am de-
lighted with him."
SIN what respect, Governor
I'm many respects, but principally
on account of his superb common
sense. He comes straight to the point
at once. There is 20 evasion, no nom
sense ab3ut him. He has courage,
brains and honesty. No one could
talk with him ten minutes without be-
ing impressed with tina. fact. |
am more glad to say this because / was
not q Cleveland man originally. l
went to the Chicago Convention IL
joe McDonald's interest. My party
nominated Cleveland, and l, OF course,
like good Democrat, fell into line.
But l was afraid Of him. He was 9
new man and l regarded him in the
light OF an experiment. To be candid
cannot say that his administration
made much impression on me until be
vetoed the dependent soldier bill.
That delighted me. 1t was an'iniqui-
tous measure. 1t had, of course, some
( little merit, but the prinCip i benz fisi-
aries would have been t1e bounty
Jumpers and scalawsgs, who deserve
no consider alton at the hands OF a
generous and sppreciative country.
The bill ought never TO have passed
either branch Of OoDgns'. But it is
the popu ar thing, you know, to vote
pensions for toldiers. Many of those
who voted thus did 60 against their be-
ter convictions. There is no doubt of
that. But they lacked the courage to
do otherwise. Then l wanted to see
what the President would do. When
he vetoed it, giving therefor sound,
statesmsnlike reasons, sent him tel
egram Of oongrstulation. l could do 80
consistently. l had served in the
army from the beginning to the
close of the war. No MAJ lie
in heartier sympathy with the
soldier element than l. Blu this bill
was going too far, and 30 when the
PresidvG, get his seal Of condemnation
upon 1t saw we had a rnbn at the
head Of the government with proper
appreciation of what was right and
what was wrong. Il was brave act,
and doubly 20 from the fact that the
pressure in favor. of the bill was al
most irresistible"
But will it not hurt him with the
colder elsmentP" the Governor was
ask d.
ut did hurt him for time and it
will contirus 10 hut him with Ger.
tain class, but it has strengthened him
immelsurably in other directions. The
ultimate effect, however, viii be to
help him far more than il can possibly
injure him."
SIS President Cleveland popular
with the Illinois Democracy
81 think | may truthfully say that
he ia. He has treated US handsomely
in the n after of IatroI age, and to put
it urou no big or plane than t at we
regard is founded mainly upon his
clean aud excellent administration Ct
affairs. OF course he has enemies
among us. Some ct our people think
he ought to have made clean sweep
as soon az he came into Office. This is
especially true Of the older Democrats.
They hsd been out of flee quarter
OF a century. 1t was very Notifying
TO them to see the Republicans still in
power. But this was narrow aud
provincial view Of the situation. They
couldn't realize that it was Necessary
to II axe haste slowly, and that tie
business OF the government Was some
thing d al could not be unsettled for
the sake Of supplying places to the
rank and file OF the victorious, no ma
ter how badly they needed Them. |
was talking with the President about
- nata rAu Co; ha
"When you gentlemen preached the
doctrine of civil service eform from
the stump l believed Il at you meant
what you said. l did, at all events.
and 1 propose to stand by IL at record
80 long az continue in Office"
"Who will be the choice of the Iii
nois Democrats in 1882
cleveland beyond a doubt. Hi
NOS has no 'favotits sons from q
Presidential standpoint. l do not
think there is any question that our
deleg atom will be unit in his favor
at the next convention"
SIS not Gov. Hill popular with your
peoplsf
sin personal sense, yes. We re.
gard him as an estim able gentleman.
Some OF the Democrats who sre un-
friendly TO the President are talking
of him, but these at best constitute a
feeble minority. Tine Illinois Demo-
Gratis are sufficiently intelligent to see
that the Hill boom is, 80 to speak, a
counter irritant for Cleveland. 1t has
been cleverly worked up by a few
newspapers upfriendly to the admins
trAtion. The great mass of our people
understand that thoroughly"
"Will Illinois put forwsrd a candi
date for the Vice Presidency"
81! is not improbable that we may
The candidate for this plaza ought &c
be a soldier and a Western man
Gen. Black, the present Commissioner
of Pensions, would make a superb
candidate. He was an admirable sol
der. He is a brilliant orator. HI
would poll large vote, and, in my
judgment, give great strength to the
ticket. / am speaking now with
Cleveland for the first place"
"Under these circumstances do yor
think Illinois could be carried by thu
Democrats2"
"That will depend upon the result
of the election in Chicago on Tuesday
II the Democrats OF that city supper
Nelson, the labor candidate for Mayor
the effect upon the country district
will be very damaging. My Owl
county, which 10 ordinarily Demo
cratic by 400 mai oIity, will go 100I
Republic an in the next election if thu
Chicago Democrats by their votes ex
press sympathy with the socialist
element. Should they, on the con
trary, support the Republican nomi
nee or allow the election to 90 by de
fault, it would restore our faith in GU
city brethren and help US greatly"
"In this case, then, and with Gen
Black a. the Vice Presidential candi
date, you believe the Democrats ca
carry the Slater"
81 do. Since Gen. Logan's dealt
the Republican organization is becom
ing much less aggressive than 1t wa
durin the lifatima Of that oantlamhI